In an effort to meet the USGA matching funds grant, a silent auction will be held Saturday at the banyan tree next to the service station in Hawi on the Big Island, from 9 a.m. to noon. Money raised will benefit Kamehameha Park Junior Golf Program.

Auction items include two tickets for next year's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, golf packages at Mauna Kea, Princeville and Waikoloa Resort, a koa rocking chair and table, a Zip Line Adventure tour for two, gift certificates from KTA, Big Island Candies, Cafe Pesto and local restaurants, stores and hotels. All items are released through North Kohala Community Resource Center and donations are tax-deductible.

The Kamehameha Park program provides free golf for juniors, including range time, equipment and instruction. Participants are enrolled in the USGA "Kids on Course" program and become USGA members.

The mission of Kamehameha Park Golf is to provide the children of North Hawai'i an opportunity to learn and play golf. The six golf holes were designed and built by PGA member John Mauro, with help from four high school students and members of the community. Funding was provided by the USGA and PGA in the form of construction and start-up grants.

For more information, contact Mauro (808-345-4393 or jsmwai@aol.com).

FAMILY FESTIVAL TO BE HELD AT KAUA'I LAGOONS CLUB

Kaua'i Lagoons Golf Club will host its second annual Family Golf Festival on Aug. 8, from 8 a.m. to noon. The festival is part of Marriott Golf's "togetherness in golf" promotion.

The Marriott International Family Golf Festival, which encourages parents and children to learn and play the game together, invites families to Kaua'i Lagoons for free golf activities and instruction. Participants can win prizes and there will be free drinks.

Stations and clinics include Full Swing Instruction (with driver fitting), Short Game Instruction and Rules and Etiquette for beginners

For more information, call 808-241-6000 on Kaua'i.

NOTES

Princeville's Prince Golf Course on Kaua'i, Golf Digest's top-ranked course in Hawai'i, has discounted kama'aina rates through October. The $70 rate has been reduced to $50 for tee times before 3 p.m. and $40 after. It is available to all Hawai'i residents with proper identification.

Prevent Child Abuse Hawai'i will hold a benefit golf tournament Aug. 28 at Hawai'i Kai. The format will be a four-person modified scramble for the first 100 to sign up. The entry fee is $100 per golfer and there is an 11 a.m. shotgun start. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, call 489-3682 or visit PCAH's Web site at http://www.preventchildabusehawaii.org.

Big Island residents can play unlimited golf at Makalei. The cost is $45 after 10 a.m. and $35 after noon, and the course is open until dark. Call the golf shop (808-325-6625) for more information.

Matthew Rosato, a 10-year-old from Kailua, Kona, started early on his ace list, getting a hole-in-one at Makalei's fifth hole on July 10. Rosato used an 8-iron on the 110-yard hole, while playing in the Aloha Friday League. Rosato is a member of the HSJGA.